All Pinellas County cross country teams

By BOB PUTNAM
Published December 14, 2005

BOYS SQUAD

RUNNER OF THE YEAR: Tony Nicolosi, Seminole

COACH OF THE YEAR: Bruce Calhoun, Seminole - Led the Warhawks to their 10th Pinellas County Athletic Conference crown in 11 years, a district title, the school's second region title and a runnerup finish in the Class 3A state meet.

FIRST TEAM

JOE CATHEY, SO., CALVARY CHRISTIAN: Emerging star had the best time (17:01) of any county runner at state.

JOSH COMER, SR., SEMINOLE: The first runner among the Warhawks' talented pack to cross the finish at the state meet.

ANTONIO DEARMAS, SR., LARGO: He ran a 16:35 to finish third at the district meet and was able to challenge Seminole in regular season.

CHRISTIAN HOMME, SO., SEMINOLE: Consistently stayed with the top runners on his team and will be a force next season.

JONATHAN MOTT, SR., NORTHEAST: Finished first at the Viking Invitational to break up the Warhawks pack.

TONY NICOLOSI, SR., SEMINOLE: The leader of the most dominant county team won conference and district titles.

AARON THOMAS, JR., SEMINOLE: Ranked among the top three Seminole runners and will fill the leadership void next season.

TIM ROUSONELOS, SR., INDIAN ROCKS CHR.: Finished in the top 10 at district and region meets, beating rival Cathey each time.

COACH OF THE YEAR: Darryl Southard, Palm Harbor University - The Hurricanes won their second straight Pinellas County Athletic Conference championship. Depth came through again for PHU in a regular-season win over longtime nemesis Sarasota Riverview and top-5 finishes at the district and region meets.

FIRST TEAM

KERRY ALLEN, SR., ST. PETERSBURG: Won her fourth straight PCAC title and finished in the top 10 at district, regionals and state.

ALI CRABB, JR., LAKEWOOD: Stayed on Nicolosi's heels, finishing in the top 5 at district and region meets.

LINDSEY EVANS, 7TH GRADE, SHORECREST: She had a breakout season, often challenging twin Sarah for top honors on team.

SARAH EVANS, 7TH GRADE, SHORECREST: Emerged as the No. 1 runner and led team to third-place finish at the state meet.

LAURA LEVIN, SO., PALM HARBOR U.: Stayed behind Rancich and gave the Hurricanes the depth needed in the postseason.

HEATHER NICOLOSI, JR., SEMINOLE: Fully recovered from injuries, she held the top time (18:25) and had the best finish at state (fifth).

STEPHANIE RANCICH, SR., PALM HARBOR U: The No. 1 runner led the way for the Hurricanes to win second straight PCAC title.